An Elementary Old English Reader (Early West Saxon) (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Wyatt, Alfred John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332997066 ISBN 13 : 9781332997060

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A practical entry to old English study with clear, approachable explanations. This reader gathers authentic snippets and running notes to support beginners exploring Early West Saxon text.

Designed for learners and introductory readers, it presents historical excerpts alongside notes that explain language, geography, and edition details. The volume highlights how editors approach translation choices and how to use the materials to build comprehension step by step. It emphasizes how to work with notes, glossaries, and reference material to make sense of ancient texts.

• Readable selections from early English sources paired with helpful notes and explanations


• Guidance on grammar, spelling, and historical context to support translation practice


• Access to an introductory framework for reading Old English texts with modern reference points


• Notes on edition choices, manuscript background, and how to use the accompanying glossary

Ideal for students, self-learners, and fans of linguistic history who want a structured path into Old English studies.

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Reader for those who are beginning the study of Old English, to be used in conjunction with my elementary Old English Grammar. It is therefore, like the Grammar, entirely Early West Saxon. Hitherto beginners have usually had to learn Early West Saxon grammar and to read Late West Saxon texts, the latter sometimes normalised to conform with the grammar. It is surely better to make use of the sufficient, if not abundant, material available in unnormalised Early West Saxon. For this purpose an editors choice is limited to the earlier entries in the Parker MS. of the Chronicle, and to Alfred stranslations of Orosius and of the Cura Pastoralis. But the whole body of West Saxon prose offers no great variety of styles; and I hope that this volume may show that the restriction to three texts has not robbed it of interest or variety, and that a pure Early West Saxon Reader was worth compiling. The extracts from the Chronicle are taken from Earle and Plummer sedition (with occasional reference to the unique MS.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332997066
• ISBN 13: 9781332997060
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 195
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